Durand farmer joins new Wisconsin Corn Marketing Board
Richard J. Bauer of Durand was elected to Wisconsin’s new Corn Marketing Board. A 15-year eastern Pepin County grower with 280 acres, Bauer left a sheet metal job to focus on corn, testing varieties, and shaping pricing. nine-board members meet in January to outline goals. He expects marketing boards to guide prices and foresees dairy programs following similar farmer-led efforts.
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Recertification for Eau Claire Private Pesticide Users
Private and commercial pesticide applicators certified during 1977-78 for five years must be recertified. Private applicators applying on their own land or for their employer must pre register at a county Extension office two weeks before training and pay a $20 fee. If under 12 farmers pre register a session may be canceled. Farmers should contact their county agent for details.
Melrose grower wins by coin toss in three-way corn board vote
Bill Freise of Melrose won the nine-director Wisconsin Corn Marketing Board seat for District 1 after a three-way tie was resolved by drawing lots. He farms about 450 acres of corn, markets half to Holstein steers and half as cash grain, and plans a slow 1st-year rollout including a possible producer newsletter. He emphasizes no-till or chisel plow, early April planting advantages, and 95 to 100 day corn as key recent advances. Freise and his wife Cindy have two children, Kim and Brian.
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Wisconsin dairy farmer backs 50 cent milk assessment
Owen Clark County dairy farmer John Hunt is among a small group supporting a Dec 1 50 cent per hundredweight milk assessment halted by lawsuits. He favors free enterprise, calls for less government in business, and plans to endure the assessment though he worries of price drops without supports. Hunt and wife Donna started with 12 cows on 110 acres in 1976, growing to 32 cows, and he foresees a possible $1,800 loss next year while hoping the market finds a new price level.
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